MCC Economic & Workforce Development Center: Impact Report 2015-17

SUNY TEAM

State University of NY (SUNY) Community College’s collaborated with local industry partners to revise and develop certificates in Advanced Manufacturing. SUNY TEAM was a consortium of 30 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges and more than 150 New York businesses and economic development organizations, including the Manufacturers Alliance of New York. The consortium was developed following a generous $14 million U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) grant. The mission of this statewide project was to design and deliver comprehensive training and education programs that directly addressed the needs of employers in industries such as nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing. The demand for a skilled labor force is at an all-time high and growing, SUNY TEAM used educational innovation to expand robust public-private partnerships. The SUNY TEAM Community College Consortium, led by Monroe Community College, served more than 4,000 participants through seven newly designed and revised technical certificate programs in advanced manufacturing & machining, plastics, welding, optics, photovoltaics, CNC precision machining, and semiconductor & nanotechnology. Often in as little as 9-18 months, qualifying them to quickly take well-paying jobs that lead to fulfilling careers ( www.manufacturingminds.com ).

Impact: Although SUNY TEAM officially ended in September of 2016, the programs that were designed continue to provide high quality training to thousands of students across NY State annually.

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